Design by Corwin Riddle | Art by Janette Ramos
Mechanics: tableau, set collection, push your luck
Age: 10+ Players: 2-6 Time: 45 minutes
Welcome to the black magic market.
In Arcane Alley, each player is a merchant wizard, competing to sell items for gold while minimizing the infamy gained from their leftover unsold items during the night’s surprise inspections.
Each player starts with a full storehouse of nine items. On your turn, you’ll try to make sets (three identical items in a row) in your storehouse, which awards you gold for the sale and removes those infamous items from your storehouse so you won’t get caught with them in the next inspection. If your infamy is too great, you’ll have to spend your gold on fines to stay in business.
To win the game, be the player with the most gold after a full night of three inspections.
Rules and such
Stock your storehouse:
Each player is dealt a storehouse of 9 items and a secret stash of 2 items - you have one night to sell your goods!
How to play
Replace your inventory:
Replace items in your storehouse to activate special effects, reveal items, and create sets of 3.
Sell sets to get rich:
A line of 3 items sells that set and removes the infamous evidence from your storehouse.
Beware the inspection:
There are 3 inspections during the night - don’t get caught with too many infamous items or you’ll have to spend your gold paying fines!
